Comments on: Chistmas Was Once Banned in Massachusetts http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/12/25/chistmas-was-once-banned-in-massachusetts/ Lowell Politics and Lowell History Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Daniel Patrick Murphy http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/12/25/chistmas-was-once-banned-in-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-19434 Daniel Patrick Murphy Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:17:08 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=17532#comment-19434 The law prohibiting Christmas in the 1650's was not the only prohibitive law. The Puritan settlers of New England objected to any Irish being sent to them. The following act passed in the General Court of Massachusetts on October 29, 1654: "This Court, considering the cruel and malignant spirit that has from time to time been manifest in the Irish nation..., do hereby declare their prohibition of bringing any Irish, men, women or children in this jurisdiction, on the penalty of 50 pounds sterling to each inhabitant who shall buy [yes buy--50,,000 Irish slaves were sold from 1652-1657] of a merchant, shipmaster or other agent, any such person or persons so transported by them." (Taken from Sean O'Callaghan''s book, To Hell or Barbados, The ethnic cleansing of Ireland.) Daniel Patrick Murphy PS Bardbados became a verb at this time in Ireland: 'Barbadoes you'. Merry St. Stephen's Day to All (Lá Fhéile Stiofán) The law prohibiting Christmas in the 1650′s was not the only prohibitive law.
The Puritan settlers of New England objected to any Irish being sent to them.
The following act passed in the General Court of Massachusetts on October 29, 1654:
“This Court, considering the cruel and malignant spirit that has from time to time been manifest in the Irish nation…, do hereby declare their prohibition of bringing any Irish, men, women or children in this jurisdiction, on the penalty of 50 pounds sterling to each inhabitant who shall buy [yes buy--50,,000 Irish slaves were sold from 1652-1657] of a merchant, shipmaster or other agent, any such person or persons so transported by them.”

(Taken from Sean O’Callaghan”s book, To Hell or Barbados, The ethnic cleansing of Ireland.)

Daniel Patrick Murphy
PS Bardbados became a verb at this time in Ireland: ‘Barbadoes you’.

Merry St. Stephen’s Day to All (Lá Fhéile Stiofán)

]]> By: Christopher http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/12/25/chistmas-was-once-banned-in-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-19433 Christopher Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:32:44 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=17532#comment-19433 Those who scream about a supposed "War on Christmas" ought to be reminded that the only time in our history that Christmas really was banned was when the theocrats were running the show. Those who scream about a supposed “War on Christmas” ought to be reminded that the only time in our history that Christmas really was banned was when the theocrats were running the show.

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